Nature Centers and Natural Areas

About Nature Centers

Get outside, explore Nashville’s nature and have fun! Nature Centers are gateways to the Parks and great places to begin your visit and exploration outdoors. Nature Centers are open year-round and offer programs, special events, field trips, natural history information and literature, maps and naturalists to answer your questions.

The Nature Center program is a system of four nature centers that work together with a mission:

Nature Links

Every Child Outdoors Tennessee (ECO-TN) is a coalition of more than 100 supporting organizations including local, state and national organizations and agencies, governments, non-profits and businesses representing health, natural resource, education, hunting and fishing, recreation and youth stakeholders.

Leave No Trace teaches people of all ages how to enjoy the outdoors responsibly, and is the most widely accepted outdoor ethics program used on public lands.